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But two months later she was rushed to A&E at Coventry University
Hospital when the implant started protruding from her breast.

Uneven: After the right implant worked its way out, Lauren (centre) was forced to insert extra padding into her bra to even up her lopsided breast

Unlucky: Lauren, who had surgery the same day as her sister Natalie (right) wants to warn other women of the potential dangers of having implants

Lauren paid £3,750 at a private clinic for breast implants in September 2009

After
checks, she was transferred back to the Tonic Cosmetic Surgery clinic
in Nottingham where surgeons safely removed the rejected implant.

Then came the worst part of her ordeal. She had to wait seven months for
her body to heal, with one breast totally flat and the other still DD
before doctors could replace the implant again. She also had to pay
another £1,000.

‘The most horrific thing was having only one breast for seven months,’
she said.

‘I was booked to go on holiday to Tenerife for two weeks so I
had to pad out my bra so people would not notice.

When I booked the
operation they told me it was common for the body to reject implants –
but I had no idea this could happen.

‘People always ask me if I would have implants again after all I have
been through but I always say yes. I don’t regret it at all.

But it has
cost me a fortune to have all the follow-up operations.’

A spokesman for Tonic Cosmetic Surgery said: ‘Most women who have breast
implants will experience some level of capsular contracture. Lauren’s
is probably one of the worst cases we have seen.’

WHAT IS CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE?

Capsular contracture, an unavoidable
complication of breast implant surgery, affects most patients to some
degree. If it occurs, it is likely further surgery will be needed.

The body creates a capsule of fibrous scar issue about the breast implant as part of the healing process.

This is a natural reaction that occurs when any foreign object is surgically implanted into the body.

The scar tissue over time will begin to shrink at a rate and extent which varies from person to person.

In
some cases, such as Lauren's, the capsule can tighten and squeeze the
implant, making the breast feel hard or even eject itself from the body.